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Charge Affairs’ Senior Staff Writer Benjamin Dills sat down with Andrew Selee, Executive Vice President of the Wilson Center, to talk about the evolving role of nonpartisan institutions in foreign policy dialogue in the United...

President Donald J. Trump vowed in his inaugural address to “unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the Earth.” He repeated the promise the following day...

In the week before the inauguration each member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet underwent Senate hearings. As soon-to-be Secretaries and Directors, they were asked to defend their positions on not just a handful of minor...

Of President Trump’s many campaign pledges, few were repeated as consistently or often as that to put America “first” and to end investments in nation building overseas. The first days of his administration, though, have already...

The paper tiger fallacy, portraying an opponent as incredibly strong yet eager to concede, is a tried and true trope of foreign policy punditry for good reason. It rectifies a critical flaw in premeditated policy arguments by...

Evaluating the future of US international development policy under each new presidential administration is a crucial exercise in charting a thoughtful, realistic path forward. Regardless of intent, President-elect Donald Trump...

The global outlook on climate change shifted radically in less than a week this November. The Paris Climate Agreement came into force on Friday, November 4, 2016. This allowed negotiators from the signatory countries to begin...

Yes, Donald J. Trump is the president-elect and will be the commander-in-chief of the most powerful, impactful, and influential country in the world—but also a nation in shock. However, Democrats and Republicans, Trump advocates...

After the June mass shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub, familiar arguments about gun control and terrorism reemerged in news cycles and political debates. Upon learning that the shooter was Muslim and had stated his support for...

The United Kingdom’s dramatic decision to leave the European Union has sent shockwaves throughout Europe and across the Atlantic. For American observers, the result, which a year ago appeared unthinkable, should give pause to...